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Blue Origin, LLC Principal Trajectory Analyst - Flight Safety in Denver, Colorado
Application close date:Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.
At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!
We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem- solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.
This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to Earth's orbit and beyond. Engineered with a reusable first stage and a seven-meter payload fairing, New Glenn is building the road to space.
As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will perform launch vehicle trajectory modelling and flight safety analysis, ensure compliance with public risk requirements, and mature the overall analysis methodology for various spaceflight systems. The responsibilities of this position include generating data products to inform flight safety system rules and limits, proposing trajectory shaping modifications to improve availability or enhance public safety, and coordination with various regulatory and oversight entities (e.g., FAA, Federal Launch Ranges). Other responsibilities include contributing to mission design and trajectory optimization analyses.
We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!
Minimum Qualifications: Minimum of B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent technical field 10+ years of experience in trajectory and/or flight safety analysis Strong fundamentals in flight mechanics/dynamics and simulation of aerospace vehicles Strong fundamentals in statistical/probabilistic analysis Experience creating 3-DOF and/or 6-DOF trajectory simulation models Experience using trajectory analysis tools such as POST, OTIS, TTK, RRAT, TAOS, STK Astrogator, or Copernicus Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
Preferred Qualifications: Experience in quantitative risk assessment including debris risk modelling Familiarity with launch licensing processes and regulations (e.g.... For full info follow application link.
To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1157-1158. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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